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. 2017 Aug 7;5(2):168-174.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijvsm.2017.07.001. eCollection 2017 Dec.

Retrospective study on cattle and poultry diseases in Uganda

Joseph Byaruhanga  1 , Dickson S Tayebwa  1   2 , Wilfred Eneku  2   3 , Mathias Afayoa  2   3 , Francis Mutebi  2   3 , Susan Ndyanabo  2   3 , Steven Kakooza  2 , James Okwee-Acai  1   3 , Robert Tweyongyere  3 , Eddie M Wampande  2   3 , Patrick Vudriko  1   3
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Retrospective study on cattle and poultry diseases in Uganda

Joseph Byaruhanga et al. Int J Vet Sci Med. .

Abstract

Cattle and poultry enterprises are among the major contributors to food security and socioeconomic empowerment of households in Uganda. However, various diseases constrain their productivity. A two-year retrospective study between April 2012 and March 2014 was conducted using records for cattle and poultry diseases diagnosed at the Central Diagnostic Laboratory (CDL) to determine prevalent diseases in Uganda. The laboratory received 836 samples from poultry (36.3%) and cattle (63.7%). Of the 836 samples, 47.5% had a definitive diagnosis of disease causation. Most of the cattle and poultry diseases diagnosed were protozoan diseases (39.3%) followed by bacterial (21.4%), viral (17.1%), helminthiasis (11.1%), nutritional diseases (4%) and others (7.1%). For poultry, viral diseases (29.5%) and protozoan diseases (27.1%) especially newcastle disease (44.3%) and coccidiosis (100%) respectively, were the most diagnosed. While for cattle, hemo-protozoan parasites (52.1%) were the most prevalent, of which 92.9% were east coast fever infection. Bacterial infection (20.5%) in cattle were the second most diagnosed diseases and mastitis was the most diagnosed (46.2%). In summary, coccidioisis, collibacillosis, newcastle disease, gumboro disease, and avian helminthiasis were the most prevalent poultry diseases while in cattle, east coast fever, helminthiasis, mastitis, brucellosis and rabies were the most frequently diagnosed diseases. This study has identified the major diseases that hinder poultry and cattle production in Uganda. The data generated by CDL could be used for surveillance, monitoring and designing strategic interventions for control of poultry and cattle diseases in Uganda.

Keywords: Coccidiosis; Collibacillosis; East coast fever; Mastitis; Newcastle disease; Rabies.

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Map of Uganda showing the districts which submitted samples to CDL during the two year study period.
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The monthly samples received by CDL with respect to the rainfall precipitation per month.
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